Virginia Changemakers
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Harlem Renaissance poet Anne B. Spencer was also an advocate for the civil rights of African Americans.
Lynchburg

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Appointed the 12th president of Virginia Union University in 2009, Claude Grandford Perkins has worked tirelessly to expand the school's horizons and preserve its future.
Richmond

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For more than 60 years, pharmacist Leonard Muse has been a community leader in the historically African-American neighborhood of Nauck in Arlington County.
Arlington County

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Early in the twentieth century, Robert Russa Moton was one of the foremost African American educators in the United States.
Hampton

John Mitchell.jpg
As editor of the Richmond Planet, John Mitchell Jr., fought against racism and for African American advancement in politics, business, and education.
Richmond

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Earl Lloyd was the first African American to play in the NBA and the league’s first African-American assistant coach.
Alexandria

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As a longtime community leader in Richmond, Benjamin Lambert practiced optometry in Jackson Ward and served in the Virginia General Assembly.
Richmond

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Charles Spurgeon Johnson battled racism early in the twentieth century as a preeminent sociologist, author, educator, and college president.
Bristol

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Activist Nannie Berger Hairston strives to make her community a better place.
Christiansburg

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Educator and organization leader Mary Alice Franklin Hatwood Futrell is an advocate for teachers and students in the United States and around the world.
Lynchburg

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